Improvement in lamp-lighters



UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFIGE.

HENRY W. P. GOLSON, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN LAMP-LIGHTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 189,702, dated April17, 1877 application filed January 22, 1877.

Be it known that I, HENRY W. P. GoLsoN,

of the city of Buii'alo, county of Erie, and

State of New York, have invented a certain mechanism, to be calledOolsons Lamp- Lighter, of which the following is a specification:

The object of the invention is to furnish a small and convenientapparatus for lighting kerosene'oil or other oil lamps without beingobliged to remove either the chimneys or shades. It can also be used forlighting gasburners; but its principal use is for lighting lamps uponwhich are used chimneys'and shades.

The invention is described as follows, to wit: Said invention consistsof a small metal conical cup, into the top of which is screwed a longhollow tube, on the top of which is placed a cap, in which cap is anasbestus or wiregauze wick. 0n the side of this conical cup is a handle,by means of which the whole thing is operated.

The apparatusis operated as follows: The conical cup is filled withalcohol or other light burning-fluid, and a wick placed in the cap toprevent the alcohol flowing out too rapidly when the cup is inverted.The operator takes the cup by the handle and, inverting it, lights thewick at the end of the cap, and then inserts the tube into the top ofthe lamp-chimney, passing it down until it reaches and lights the wickof the lamp.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents the apparatus completeA, the conical cup; B, the tube; 0, the cap, in which isrcontained theasbestus or wire-gauze wick; D, the handle.

Fig. 2 represents a sectional drawing, like letters representing likeparts.

Fig. 3 represents the cap 0, with its upper end exposed, showing thesmall orifice 0, through which the wick allows the fluid to pass forignition.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The combination of the cup A, in which is held the alcohol or otherlight burning-fluid, with the handle D, tube B, cap O,and asbestus orwire-gauze wick, substantially in the manner and for the purposes setforth.

H. W. P. GOLSON.

Witnesses:

GEO. A. STRONG, JAMES (J. STRONG.

